acriflavine

(ak′rə flāvēn′, -vin)

noun

a deep-orange, odorless powder, CHNCl, prepared from acridine: used as a dye reagent and, esp. formerly, as an antiseptic

Origin: < acri(dine) + flavine

See acriflavine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A brown or orange powder, C14H14N3Cl, derived from acridine and used as a topical antiseptic.

Origin:

Origin: Blend of acridine

Origin: and flavin

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